Mattress



May 4,1926. 1,583,032-

' 'J. TRASK nm'rnsss 7 Filed March 2, 1925 7 Q INVENTOR.

JAMEs Fgmcas TRAsK ATTORNEY.

Patented May 4, 1926.

D- ST J'Aiyrns FRANCIS TRAsK, or Los ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

MATTRESS.

Application filed March 2, 1925. Serial no. 12,688; r

To all whom it may Concern:

I Be it known that I, J .irrns FRANCIS Tinisrr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angelcs, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Mattresses, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates more specifically to a means for preventing the fabric covering (ticking) of a mattress from st r-etching during its use.

In the construction of mattresses for sleep ing' purposes" it is generally the custom to employ a fabric container, commonly known as a tick, for maintaining in position layers of felt, cotton, hair, or other filling material. the horizontal fabric members being tied or tufted together at uniform intervals throughout their entire surface by means of vertically disposed cords, some of the tufted effects being termed biscuit or diamond t-ufts.- The tufting of mattresses is not only highly desirable for the reason that it prevents shifting of the flexible filling material, but'italso helps to preserve their original sightly appearance and uniform contour for a considerable length of time. Often'times the portions of such mattresses adjacent their edges after long continued use become distorted or stretched out of shape, the side and end edges being irregular in form, these deformations being occasioned by a matting or compacting of the flexible filling due to constant use, and the fabric coverings stretching to their original area.

By means of the hereinafter described construction the above noted disadvantages are largely obviated, the non-stretching fabric members attached only at their edges to the oppositely disposed faces of the horizontally disposed fabric members, and being of less area than said members serve to prevent their stretching to their original area by the compressing of theflexible filling.

It is therefore an object of this invention to provide a device which when secured to a mattress covering or tick will prevent its distortion or deformation'from the original configuration during use.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent from the following specification, reference being had to the drawings accompanying the same, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of a portion of a sleeping mattress provided with the non-stretching cover device,

Fig. 2 is-a face view of a complete mattress with parts of the outer face covering broken away to disclose the non-stretching cover device.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged partial transverse section of a mattress showing one of the tufted port-ions. F l? 1 is an enlarged partial face view of amattress showing the non-stretch device 7 inposition. 1 l i Fig. 5-isa diagrammatic View of oneof' theface covers showing the'non-stretch cover secured thereto.

Fig. 6 is asimilar view showing the face cover in its contracted or tufted position, and the non-stretch member disposed thercbelow.

Fig. 7 is a similar view of one of the cover members, and its non-stretch member.

Referring more specifically to the draw ing, 10 designates a mattress of usual form, consisting ofa flexible" filling 11, preferably formed of layers of cotton fibre, felt, or hair, enclosed by a fabric cover consisting of horizontally disposed cover members 12, 13, and

vertically disposed side and end fabricwalls let, 15, 16, 17, respectively connected to said horizontal cover members'along their edges. j

In order to' prevent a shifting of the flexible filling material, and to preserve the original contour of the mattress as long as pos sible, the two horizontal cover members 12, 13, are tied together at suitable intervals throughout their area by means of a plurality of vertically disposed cords 20, produc ing the well known biscuit tufts effect on the outer faces of said members.

The length and width of the horizontal fabric covers 12, 13, are cut considerably larger than the length and width of the finished mattress in order'to provide sufficient fullness of material to permit of the tufting operation. 7

After the finished mattress has been used a short time, the flexible filling becomes compacted to such an extent as to cause the fabric covers 12, 13, to stretchor flatten out to.

their original size, causing a deformation of the mattress, the side edges particularly overhanging the side rails of the bed on which it is disposed andcau'sing an unsightly appearance. In order to overcome this objectionable feature, each of the inner oppositely disposed faces of the fabric covers 12, 13, is provided with a fabric sheet 21, 22, preferably formed of a substantially non-stretchable material, the sheets being secured to the covers by stitching 23, along their edges. The length and width of these sheets are exactly the same as the length and width of the finished mattress. In order that the vertical tufting cords 20, will not in any manner engage or interfere with the fabric sheets 21, 22, each sheet is provided with a plurality of circular holes 24, spaced apart in rows so that when secured in position on the fabric members 12, 13, they will register with the tufting cords. The circular holes 2-1, are preferably stitched around their edges to prevent undue ravelling.

From the above description it will be at once apparent that by securing to each of the innerfaces of the fabric cover members a fabric sheet of an area corresponding to the area of the finished mattress, that when the flexible filling material is compacted by reason of constant use the fabric sheet members will prevent the outer cover members from stretching to their initial size, and as a result the mattress will not be deformed in the slightest degree.

In Fig. 5, one of the mattress cover members and its non-stretch sheet is shown diagrammatically to illustrate the relative width of the two members, the fullness of the outer cover member being taken up by the 'tufting, and as a result the width of both members are equal.

What I claim is:

1. A mattress construction comprising top and bottom fabric coverings connected by side and end fabric walls, a flexible filling enclosed by said coverings, a plurality of vertical tufting cords connecting the top and bottom cover members and passing through the flexible filling, and a fabric sheet of smaller area than the top and bottom coverings secured to their oppositely disposed faces along their edges and out of contact with the tufting cords, whereby when the filling of the mattress is compacted by use the fabric sheets will prevent the top and bottom fabric coverings from stretching.

2; A mattress construction comprising top and bottom fabric covers spaced apart and having side and end fabric walls connecting the same, a flexible filling enclosed by said covers, a plurality of vertically disposed cords connecting said top and bottom covers passing through the flexible filling material to form tuftings on the horizontal faces of said mattress and to prevent a shifting of the mattress filler, and means secured only along the edges of the top and bottom covers and out of contact with the tufting cords to prevent stretching of the same during the use of the mattress.

3. A mattress construction comprising top and bottom fabric covers spaced apart having side and end fabric walls connecting the same, a flexible filling enclosed by said coverings, a plurality of vertically disposed tufting cords connecting the top and bottom covers, and a fabric sheet of less area than JAMES FRANCIS TRASK. 

